At the crossroads: How can we navigate the right path for the betterment of humanity? 🔊
The world is facing multiple crises, from climate change to institutional racism to COVOD-19. Maria Armoudian speaks to three preeminent scholars from the fields of anthropology, philosophy, and psychology about the crossroads we are facing as a global community and...
Has COVID-19’s spread benefited from the nature of governance in the 21st century?
By Ben Goldson Although both sides would deny it, the spread of COVID-19 has highlighted the weaknesses of two systems of governance as represented by the People’s Republic of China (PRC) and the United States of America. Having emerged, by most accounts, in the city...
Are New Zealand and China fair-weather friends?
By Jonas Fleming Over the last three years, New Zealand-China relations have encountered new challenges, as Jonas Fleming explains. Over the last three years, New Zealand-China relations have encountered new challenges. New Zealand’s decision to block Spark’s 5G...
What does the turn to using “truth serums” (narcoanalysis) mean for India’s police?
By Jinee Lokaneeta The police have claimed that lie detectors, brain scans, and narcoanalysis (the use of “truth serum,” Sodium Pentothal) represent a paradigm shift away from physical torture. A major feature of the Weberian, rational bureaucratic state...
Will corruption increase during the Covid-19 pandemic?
By Sarah Steingrüber It was never a question of if, but when, and now here we are. What’s worse is that we were warned. We are in the midst of a major global pandemic with nations all over the world declaring national emergencies, health systems struggling to cope or...
What are the social impacts of climate change?
By Ben Goldson With the impacts of climate change increasingly apparent, how will this manifest in society? During the lead-up to the 2016 primary season for the Democratic Party, candidate Bernie Sanders cited climate change as the largest threat to America’s...
‘Most students don’t share my views’: Why is talking about politics so difficult?
By Sylvia Nissen Why is talking about politics so difficult? Sylvia Nissen shares an extract from her new book “Student Political Action in New Zealand.” One of the unexpected parts of interviewing students about political action was how uncertain they...
Q+A: How are political ideologies labelled?
The political spectrum is often a model that puts political ideologies on a scale of left to right – hence why we hear the term ‘left-wing’ and ‘right-wing’. The terms date back to 1789 and the French Revolution, when radicals sat on the left side of the...
Q+A: Venezuela in crisis: How did we get here?
Venezuela is once again at a crossroads. The opposition leader Juan Guaidó has declared himself the interim leader of the country, while calls are growing internationally for President Nicolas Maduro to step aside. But what is the historic context behind the ongoing...Subscribe by Email
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